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in mississippi with the letter sent to senator wicker and president obama. the man who has been arrested is a man named paul kenneth curtis. joining me is washington post reporter ed o'keefe. what can you tell me about the arrest investigation in d.c.? >> we know an arrest was made today. and the fact that this happened so quickly, we seem to get a sense yesterday they were moving in on someone because senators who were briefed on this yesterday afternoon were told that the suspect they believed had done this was someone who had written to government officials in the past. having tracked suspicious mail cases for a few years, i can tell you there are several different people out there that the u.s. postal investigation, the fbi and the police track on a basis. they can track the handwriting, the style of writing and the materials sent. in this case they were able to move quickly and find this guy, paul kenneth curtis, who lived in this mississippi area. >> we talked to the people down there and they tell us he's an elvis impersonator. his facebook page says
in mississippi with the letter sent to senator wicker and president obama. the man who has been arrested is a man named paul kenneth curtis. joining me is washington post reporter ed o'keefe. what can you tell me about the arrest investigation in d.c.? >> we know an arrest was made today. and the fact that this happened so quickly, we seem to get a sense yesterday they were moving in on someone because senators who were briefed on this yesterday afternoon were told that the suspect they...
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one to president obama and senatoric wicker . the judge. >> it was handled by the judge and several deputy curts and employees of the court. >> in fact her son said the judge opened it and raised it to the noise and sniffed the powder. she is doing fine. she refuse to go to the doctor. what drove kevin curtis to carry out the attacks. he is an musician and elvis impersonator who senator wicker hire him for a couple about to get married. he d contract janitorial work. for years he tried to convince people of the conspiracy sending letters. the medical center banned him for the property. curtis began to unravele. on his facebook page. i am on the hidden front hines of a secret war and my brothers fear me and sister hate me and they burned down my home and killed my dogs and, my cat and my rabbit. in an on line claimm. curtis writes everything that is happening since 2000 is because i found dismembered body parts and being terminated from the largest employer in the state. language eerily similar to thelers laced with ricin. >> an a
one to president obama and senatoric wicker . the judge. >> it was handled by the judge and several deputy curts and employees of the court. >> in fact her son said the judge opened it and raised it to the noise and sniffed the powder. she is doing fine. she refuse to go to the doctor. what drove kevin curtis to carry out the attacks. he is an musician and elvis impersonator who senator wicker hire him for a couple about to get married. he d contract janitorial work. for years he...
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combatant prosecute him in military court? >> to get into that discussion now is to get way ahead of the situation and a lot of speculation and conjecture. cases like this have been made countless times. you look at the world trade center case, many other cases have been done successfully here through our criminal justice system and my guess is that is the way it is going on this one as well. >> thank you so much. david kelley, i appreciate it. we're just learning that president obama will give a statement on the failed gun control amendment that will be in the rose garden at 5:30 p.m. eastern. we'll be right back. [ dog ] you know, i just don't think i should have to wait for it! who do you think i am, quicken loans? ♪ at quicken loans, we won't make you wait for it. our efficient, online system allows us to get you through your home loan process fast. which means you'll never have to beg for a quick closing. one more way quicken loans is engineered to amaze. bonkers, look at me when i'm talking to you. [ female announcer ]
combatant prosecute him in military court? >> to get into that discussion now is to get way ahead of the situation and a lot of speculation and conjecture. cases like this have been made countless times. you look at the world trade center case, many other cases have been done successfully here through our criminal justice system and my guess is that is the way it is going on this one as well. >> thank you so much. david kelley, i appreciate it. we're just learning that president...
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system now on a saucer are you getting any more insight as to why the obama administration is choosing to try this suspect as a civilian and not in a military tribunal. well megan one of the kind of loudest arguments against treating her as an enemy combatant is of course the fact that people have been saying guys we have to keep in mind that we're talking about a u.s. citizen who committed a crime on u.s. soil and involving americans and the largest the biggest arguments that legal experts are using is basically if this happens if this person is tried in a military tribunals that would set a major president basically allowing officials to try americans like this and certainly that is something that has been raising lots of eyebrows and you know as we know of course the white house has opted against that option and meanwhile anastasio the t.s.a. announced today they will hold off on a plan policy change to allow small knives on airplanes airplanes that were going to allow people to start carrying knives of less than two point five inches long could this be because of the boston maratho
system now on a saucer are you getting any more insight as to why the obama administration is choosing to try this suspect as a civilian and not in a military tribunal. well megan one of the kind of loudest arguments against treating her as an enemy combatant is of course the fact that people have been saying guys we have to keep in mind that we're talking about a u.s. citizen who committed a crime on u.s. soil and involving americans and the largest the biggest arguments that legal experts are...
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howreport then talks about president obama's high-value group has been involved in the interrogation of the attempted times square bomber. both the underwear bomber and times square bomber both subsequently were tried and received life sentences in prison in federal court. that is some of the background about why it is where having this debate. the debate is really two parts. the first part is the individual and enemy combatants, which is a characterization made under the laws of war where you're not even going to moran dies a person -- moran dies -- mirandize a person. as a determine -- that's a determination that law enforcement along with national security officials are in the process of making. host: this is what the report looks like. put this together. a graduate of northwestern university, aren't his law degree from brooklyn law school and served in the u.s. air law degreerned his from brooklyn law school and served in the u.s. air force. who will be asking the questions of dzhokhar tsarnaev? most likely it will be members of this high-value interrogation group that works for
howreport then talks about president obama's high-value group has been involved in the interrogation of the attempted times square bomber. both the underwear bomber and times square bomber both subsequently were tried and received life sentences in prison in federal court. that is some of the background about why it is where having this debate. the debate is really two parts. the first part is the individual and enemy combatants, which is a characterization made under the laws of war where...
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first-term district court nominees -- the obama average time, 221 days, is slower than george w. bush, 156 days from nomination to consideratio certo confirmation. that's why we changed the senate rules to speed this up. arounand apparently that is wor. the last time i checked, during this year, the beginning of president obama's second term, he has to date had 13 judges confirmed. president bush in the same period of time in his second term had one judge confirmed. second-term cabinet confirmations: the average time of president obama's nominees is 46 days. that's faster than george w. bush, 55 days, and faster than bill clinton from announcement to confirmation. i mentioned "the washington post" article which was published march 1, 2013, and it says, "president obama has announced eight nominees and still has four more cab thet or cabinet-ranked jobs to fill. by contrast, georges w. bush made 11 nominations by this time in his second term, nine of which he made in the six weeks after leaks. bill clinton had announced 12 nominees by the end of the december after his leaks. in ot
first-term district court nominees -- the obama average time, 221 days, is slower than george w. bush, 156 days from nomination to consideratio certo confirmation. that's why we changed the senate rules to speed this up. arounand apparently that is wor. the last time i checked, during this year, the beginning of president obama's second term, he has to date had 13 judges confirmed. president bush in the same period of time in his second term had one judge confirmed. second-term cabinet...
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of appeals, a court established in 1891. while 56 men have sat on that court to date there has only been one woman, diana murphy from minnesota. secondly, president obama has nominated approximately 100 former prosecutors to the federal bench including one that i recommended, former u.s. attorney stephanie rose, to the southern district of iowa. among recent presidents that is the highest percentage of former prosecutors to be nominated to the federal bench. these are all outstanding attorneys and dedicated public servants. but as judge molloy recently noted with respect to ms. kelly "it will be good to have somebody from the public defender realm on the federal bench." ms. kelly has served more than 20 years in the federal defender's office, where she has argued hundreds of cases on behalf of indigent clients. she has fought tirelessly to ensure the rights of all are protected and she has worked to give meaning to the phrase above the supreme court, "equal injured under law." this is a quitally important perspective she wil
of appeals, a court established in 1891. while 56 men have sat on that court to date there has only been one woman, diana murphy from minnesota. secondly, president obama has nominated approximately 100 former prosecutors to the federal bench including one that i recommended, former u.s. attorney stephanie rose, to the southern district of iowa. among recent presidents that is the highest percentage of former prosecutors to be nominated to the federal bench. these are all outstanding attorneys...
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i am a former federal prosecutor and proud of our courts, but when you look at how congress and the obama administration in 2009 at four military convictions and the previous conviction, it is for against -- is for non-citizens and only for war convictions. the vast majority of the terrorist convicted in federal court would not have been ellet -- eligible for a military conviction. less than a couple dozen. we should be proud of our federal prosecutors, military prosecutors and defense counsel and public defenders who take on these cases, and of course, the judges who exercise powers over the trial. host: the majority of the task force believes the situation of indefinite detention is abhorrent and intolerable. our new prisoners still being taken to guantanamo? guest: no. the last detainee to go to guantanamo was in 2008. the obama administration has taken the position since they want to close it, it would be inconsistent to bring other people there. i understand the logic of that, but i take issue, as does every person who wears the uniform of the military. during they mean is wartime yo
i am a former federal prosecutor and proud of our courts, but when you look at how congress and the obama administration in 2009 at four military convictions and the previous conviction, it is for against -- is for non-citizens and only for war convictions. the vast majority of the terrorist convicted in federal court would not have been ellet -- eligible for a military conviction. less than a couple dozen. we should be proud of our federal prosecutors, military prosecutors and defense counsel...
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the decision by the obama administration to try this individual in federal court is a sound decision. it is the right decision. military commission trials are not available in cases like this. i wrote the 2009 military commission act. i have been judge advocate for over 30 years. along with the help of my colleagues, we created military commission system for foreign errorists. i have confidence in the world at the three courts at the federal level do a terrific job. i have confidence in our military commission system. the decision by the administration to not proceed into state court in massachusetts i think was the correct decision. the death penalty slable at the federal level. this is clearly in my view candidate for case to be deemed act of terrorism. here is my concern. as a lawyer for over 30 years, civilian and military, i strongly support the concept that no criminal defend should ever be required to incriminate themselves while they're in custody of the government. that is a long held tradition and american jeurys produce and military incivilian setting. no criminal defendant
the decision by the obama administration to try this individual in federal court is a sound decision. it is the right decision. military commission trials are not available in cases like this. i wrote the 2009 military commission act. i have been judge advocate for over 30 years. along with the help of my colleagues, we created military commission system for foreign errorists. i have confidence in the world at the three courts at the federal level do a terrific job. i have confidence in our...
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the obama administration choose, to prosecute in the federal court system instead of military tribunal as the enemy combatant. did they do the right thing? ninety second, sir. >> think about president obama and his justice department are completely committed to ensuring that justice is done in this case. we all heard president obama last week. he said there is a part of boston in him. he said that justice would be done if this case. if in the opinion of president obama, and his justice the department, the proper place for prosecution is here in the federal district court system of the state of massachusetts. i believe that the court system can provide that kind of venue in order to heal the case. i defer it to president obama. i defer it to his justice department. if in their judgment it's the proper place in order to conduct about this trial. >>> thank you, sir. mr. lynch, ninety second. >> john, i think we have sufficient laws in our criminal system to prosecute troughs, if you will. ic that the effort to class fie him as an enemy combatant may complicate the issue. i have been to gu
the obama administration choose, to prosecute in the federal court system instead of military tribunal as the enemy combatant. did they do the right thing? ninety second, sir. >> think about president obama and his justice department are completely committed to ensuring that justice is done in this case. we all heard president obama last week. he said there is a part of boston in him. he said that justice would be done if this case. if in the opinion of president obama, and his justice...
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district court judge for the 8th circuit as well as the nomination of sylvia burr well, president obama's pick to head the office of management and budget. and for more on thenline sales tax bill we spoke earlie a r withpil reporter. >> they're going to be focusing on an issue that i think really hasn't gotten a whole lot of attention but it is going to affect most americans and that is, whether or not you pay sales taxes when you buy something online. this is a huge issue for your pocketbook if you buy something on amazon.com or ebay. chances are pretty good right now that you don't pay sales taxes on that purchase but you do if you go to wal-mart.com, or if you go to a brick-and-mortar store and that is because of these convoluted rules who has charge letaxes and who doesn't. the senate wants to, or at least looks like a majority of the senate is going to pass this bill this week. 75 senators voted for a version of this bill a few weeks ago when the senate passed its budget resolution. it is a nonbinding vote. this would be a binding bill that would then go over to the house and it woul
district court judge for the 8th circuit as well as the nomination of sylvia burr well, president obama's pick to head the office of management and budget. and for more on thenline sales tax bill we spoke earlie a r withpil reporter. >> they're going to be focusing on an issue that i think really hasn't gotten a whole lot of attention but it is going to affect most americans and that is, whether or not you pay sales taxes when you buy something online. this is a huge issue for your...
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this is the "full court press." we're coming to you live from our nation's capital and our studio right here on capitol hill in washington, d.c. of course, all eyes focused on boston. a lot happening here in washington. the immigration reform legislation we've been waiting for was unveiled by the gang of eight. joe manchin and pat toomey, republican and democratic senators working to get those votes. on the universal background checks. that vote could come up as early as tomorrow in the united states senate. but everything -- everything was just put aside. everything was put on the back burner once news of that terrorist attack at the end of the boston marathon yesterday happened. that news spread around the world and this is where the focus has been. it has been the focus of our program this morning as well here on the "full court press." something you're going to want to comment and talk about. give us a call at 1-866-55-press. or send us your comments on twitter at bpshow and on facebook at facebook.com. /billpre
this is the "full court press." we're coming to you live from our nation's capital and our studio right here on capitol hill in washington, d.c. of course, all eyes focused on boston. a lot happening here in washington. the immigration reform legislation we've been waiting for was unveiled by the gang of eight. joe manchin and pat toomey, republican and democratic senators working to get those votes. on the universal background checks. that vote could come up as early as tomorrow in...
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and -- has not been judiciarily sanctioned and should be tested in court. i think that her going for some sort of, you know, hybrid here between criminal process which shouldn't permit this kind of exception and a form of preventative detention borrowed from the -- sort of guantanamo paradigm. that's a very dangerous hybrid that we need to be careful to prevent. >> i mean, it is -- seems like there's almost a -- a middle ground the administration is trying to establish. we have, you know, lindsey graham, for instance, coming right out and saying hey, send him to guantanamo, treat him as enemy combatant. that's one of extreme of this. then have you the pure let's just treat this as a criminal case and like any other criminal case. it seems like what the administration is trying to do is move in the direction of treating this as a criminal case but knowledge that -- let's face it, the politics of what lindsey graham came out and said the other day, the idea of -- this guy -- let's treat this as a different sxas resonates. >> i'm not sure it is a political que
and -- has not been judiciarily sanctioned and should be tested in court. i think that her going for some sort of, you know, hybrid here between criminal process which shouldn't permit this kind of exception and a form of preventative detention borrowed from the -- sort of guantanamo paradigm. that's a very dangerous hybrid that we need to be careful to prevent. >> i mean, it is -- seems like there's almost a -- a middle ground the administration is trying to establish. we have, you know,...